CANADA ONE WOMAN FACING TRIAL FOR WORKING AS UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRATION CONSULTANTS AND FILING APPLICATIONS FOR 190 WORK PERMITS AND NOT THIS REPRESENTED 10 APPLICANTS WITH PERMANENT RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS BUT INSTEAD OF APPLYING RESIDENCY SHE MADE FOOL OF THEM GAVING FORGED RECEIPT OR DOCUMENTS OF GOVT SHOWING APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN FILED An Edmonton woman acting as an unauthorized immigration consultant has been charged by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The CBSAs Criminal Investigations Section received a complaint against the woman in 2011. Through the course of their investigation, the CBSA discovered the woman was not an authorized immigration consultant and represented corporate and individual clients for a fee on up to 190 work permit applications. It is also alleged the woman represented up to 10 individuals with permanent residence applications. She was paid to complete and submit these applications, but failed to do so. Instead, it is alleged that she provided her clients with forged documents. The woman allegedly committed the offences between 2006 and 2012 in Edmonton. Most of the work permits were approved. For each of the permanent resident applications, the woman is accused of providing clients with forged government documents purportedly from Citizenship and Immigration Canada as evidence their applications for permanent residency were completed. In one case, the woman provided a client with a fraudulent letter stating the client was authorized to work while awaiting a work permit, when in fact the client was not authorized to work. Immigration fraud is a criminal offence in Canada. Crooked consultants pose a challenge to the integrity of Canadas immigration system. The CBSA is taking action to combat this fraud, and to identify, investigate and prosecute the perpetrators. Kim Scoville, Acting Regional Director General, CBSA Prairie Region. Janet Chen Macaulay faces two offences under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and two offences under the Criminal Code. Macaulay is expected to appear in Edmonton Provincial Court Thursday.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 02:29:14 +0000
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